All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 31
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NewsBBC to resurrect Just William
Just William is to return to the BBC for the third time, in a new adaptation by Men Behaving Badly writer Simon Nye.
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NewsKids TV may benefit from contestable PSB fund
The government has launched a public consultation to hammer out the detail of its proposed contestable public service broadcasting fund – suggesting that children’s programming could also benefit from the pot.
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CommentShowcomotion: Dunkirk spirit
At the Showcomotion children’s media conference in Sheffield, Katherine Rushton finds a cash-strapped industry adopting a Dunkirk spirit and a buzz around the BBC’s move north.
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NewsDisney hunting British Zac Efron
SHOWCOMOTION: Disney wants to find the “next Zac Efron” in the UK, with plans to produce shows in the vein of High School Musical and Hannah Montana that target boys.
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NewsMcKerrow defends Boys and Girls Alone
SHOWCOMOTION: Richard McKerrow, creative director of Love Productions, has hit back at critics of his Channel 4 series Boys and Girls Alone for making snap judgements claiming they did not what they were talking about.
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CITV signs Britvic AFP deal
CITV has ordered a new magazine show sponsored by Britvic and produced by RDF’s The Foundation.
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CITV bucks trend to grow budget
CITV will be the only ITV channel to increase its budget next year – but it will not necessarily spend the additional money on original commissions.
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NewsBBC middle-managers back Salford move
Around 40% of mid-ranking BBC staff whose departments are moving to Salford will relocate to work at BBC North, Peter Salmon has revealed.
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NewsOld ideas hit as BBC freeze ends
Multiplatform ideas that were set to be greenlit before the bbc.co.uk budget freeze are likely to lose out to new pitches in the current CBBC commissioning round.
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FeaturesBBC expenses: an expensive lesson in transparency
The corporation’s decision to reveal allowances hasn’t exposed any duck houses, but ‘the antiseptic of sunlight’ will still make staff think twice about claims.
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NewsGreenlit takes on Wright and Twofour projects
Twofour Broadcast head of drama Jo Wright has moved to Greenlit Rights, taking the indie’s drama slate with her.
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NewsMTV retunes with more music and indies fund
MTV1 is to return to its music performance roots in an overhaul that will also give UK indies the chance to pitch for commissions from a new international MTV fund.
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NewsCBBC commissions Cinderella sitcom and kids Dragon’s Den
CBBC has ordered a major sitcom about a modern-day Cinderella and a Dragon’s Den-style series in which children will compete to come up with inventions that could change the world.
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Restoration and rip-offs land BBC daytime orders
The BBC is bolstering its daytime output with a “daytime Watchdog” and a 20 x 30-minute antiques show on repairing damaged goods.
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NewsIndies slam BBC and Pact’s low support
The BBC and Pact have come under fire over the level of support they are offering indies, it emerged in Broadcast’s Surviving the Downturn survey.
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BBC1 chooses not to revisit Havers 1980s comedy
BBC1 has turned down a revival of 1980s sitcom Don’t Wait Up, in which Nigel Havers would have reprised his role as Dr Tom Latimer.
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Shine poaches Ben Hall from DRG
Shine Group has hired the Digital Rights Group’s chief creative officer Ben Hall to head up a new, group-wide format sharing operation.
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NewsESPN 'planning daily sports show'
ESPN is planning a daily sports show as part of its new Premier League football package, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsSky to win contract for ESPN match coverage
BSkyB is close to sealing a deal to produce all Premier League match coverage for ESPN, Broadcast understands.
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NewsStill not the last of Last of The Summer Wine
The BBC has recommissioned the world’s longest running sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine, for a 31st series -countering widespread rumours the show was about to be axed.